CD Review: The Who – Quadrophenia (2012 Deluxe Edition)

Who are you? What's that, you haven’t heard The Who? Who are you? Maybe the C.S.I. theme song comes to mind then?

This power group from the 60’s has had many a hit and many revamps of their career. They formed in 1964 and have sold about 100 million albums over the decades. This album was originally released in 1973 – five years before they would lose drummer Keith Moon in 1978.

On The Who website, guitarist Pete Townshend says this 2011 revisit to The Who’s 1973 Quadrophenia recording is inspired by current and continuing interest in the project.

The Who performed a concert version of the piece at the Royal Albert Hall in 2010 for the Teenage Cancer Trust with excellent reviews, and the success of that event led to the prospect of a Who tour in 2012 based on the album. The last such tour was between 1996 -1997.

This band and many others from our past show us why they are such legends in the industry always creating something new with each album they made always wanting something more. They were musicians first and only acheived sucess and radio play on their own merits, not because they wrote a good pop song.

Quadrophenia is a double vinyl album, and the group's second rock opera. Its story involves social, musical and psychological happenings from an English teenage perspective, set in London and Brighton in 1964 and '65. It features The Who classics Love, Reign O'er Me, The Real Me and 5.15.

Roger Daltrey always has had a strong voice, but when I was younger I was a Pete Townshend fan and bought his solo albums. Now as I am getting older, I'm ashamed to say I don’t have one Who album in my collection.

This is a great album that deserves the re-release. There are 10 demo tracks included on the standard Deluxe Edition, but there is a much more in-depth 5-disc version for collectors. This is a must have for any fan of The Who or 1960's rock.

Disc One: Original LP 1

"I Am The Sea" – 2:08

"The Real Me" – 3:20

"Quadrophenia" – 6:13

"Cut My Hair" – 3:44

"The Punk and the Godfather" – 5:10

"I'm One" – 2:37

"The Dirty Jobs" – 4:28

"Helpless Dancer" (Roger's theme) – 2:33

"Is It In My Head?" – 3:43

"I've Had Enough" – 6:14

Disc Two: Original LP 2

"5:15" – 5:00

"Sea and Sand" – 5:01

"Drowned" – 5:26

"Bell Boy" (Keith's theme) – 4:55

"Doctor Jimmy" (John's theme) – 8:36

"The Rock" – 6:37

"Love, Reign O'er Me" (Pete's theme) – 5:48

Disc Three: The Demos

"The Real Me" (Demo) (written and recorded in October 1972)

"Quadrophenia – Four Overtures" (Demo) (recorded in 1973)

"Cut My Hair" (Demo) (written in June 1972)

"Fill No. 1 – Get Out and Stay Out" (Demo) (recorded on 12 November 1972)

"Quadrophenic – Four Faces" (Demo) (recorded in July 1972)

"We Close Tonight" (Demo) (recorded in July 1972)

"You Came Back" (Demo) (recorded in July 1972)

"Get Inside" (Demo) (written in April 1972)

"Joker James" (Demo) (recorded in July 1972)

"Ambition" (written early in 1972) (track supposedly available on Q-Cloud but finally omitted)

"Punk" (Demo) (recorded on 18 November 1972)

"I'm One" (Demo) (recorded on 15 November 1972)

"Dirty Jobs" (Demo) (recorded on 25 July 1972)

"Helpless Dancer" (Demo) (recorded in 1973)

Disc Four: The Demos

"Is It In My Head?" (Demo) (recorded on 30 April 1972)

"Anymore" (Demo) (listed as recorded on 10 November 1971, but probably a misprint; actual year would have been 1972)

"I've Had Enough" (Demo) (written and recorded on 17 December 1972)

"Fill No. 2" (Demo) (recorded on 12 November 1972)

"Wizardry" (Demo) (recorded in August 1972)

"Sea And Sand" (Demo) (written and recorded on 1 November 1972)

"Drowned" (Demo) (recorded in March 1970, exactly three years before The Who studio recording of Quadrophenia took place)

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BUFFY IS BACK!
We are extremely excited & honoured to be welcoming back the incomparable Buffy Sainte-Marie to The Aeolian on Sunday, November 18th & Monday, November 19th!
“Putting the songs to

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BUFFY IS BACK!

We are extremely excited & honoured to be welcoming back the incomparable Buffy Sainte-Marie to The Aeolian on Sunday, November 18th & Monday, November 19th!

“Putting the songs to work.”

Buffy Sainte-Marie is touring constantly, and coming off her critically acclaimed, award-winning 2015 album Power in the Blood, nobody could ever accuse the Academy Award-winning songwriter of taking it easy. Since her groundbreaking debut, 1964’s It’s My Way!, the Cree singer-songwriter has been a trailblazer and a tireless advocate, an innovative artist, and a disruptor of the status quo.

Sainte-Marie has spent her whole life creating, and her artistry, humanitarian efforts, and Indigenous leadership have made her a unique force in the music industry. In 1969, she made one of the world’s first electronic vocal albums; in 1982 she became the only Indigenous person to win an Oscar; she spent five years on Sesame Street where she became the first woman to breastfeed on national television. She’s been blacklisted and silenced. She’s written pop standards sung and recorded by the likes of Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, Donovan, Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes. She penned “Universal Soldier,” the definitive anti-war anthem of the 20th century. She is an icon who keeps one foot firmly planted on both sides of the North American border, in the unsurrendered territories that comprise Canada and the USA.

The nineteen songs in this collection are about the environment, alternative conflict resolution, Indigenous realities, greed, and racketeering. It features a brand new politically charged rocker, “The War Racket,” that slinks and pounds as Sainte-Marie sing-speaks wisdom like, “You pretend it’s religion, like there’s no one to blame/ for the dead and impoverished in your little patriot game.” There are new recordings of some of the most insightful songs Buffy’s ever written, like the decades-spanning, rock ’n’ roll reportage “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,” or the first powwow rock song, “Starwalker,” an anthemic celebration of Indigenous leadership. There are timeless protest classics like “Universal Soldier,” “Now That the Buffalo’s Gone,” and

“Little Wheel Spin and Spin,” as well as forgotten gems that were simply ahead of their time when first released, like the shimmery, eye-opening “Priests of the Golden Bull,” and the chillingly prescient “Disinformation.”

But this isn’t an album of just protest songs.

“Protest songs are good, they’re important, and they talk about a problem,” Sainte-Marie says. “But there are other activist songs which don’t have a label, but they can enlighten and liberate, inform, motivate or otherwise encourage solutions.” ‘Carry It On’ is like that. So is ‘You Got to Run,’ another new rocker and collaboration with acclaimed experimental vocalist Tanya Tagaq. ‘You Got To Run’ might be championing a marathon runner or an election candidate, charging through self-doubt to the real victory beyond the win.

Sainte-Marie doesn’t sugarcoat the truth, nor does she shy away from hard realities, but Medicine Songs is never overwhelming or oppressive. Rather than making us feel smaller, sadder or more cynical, Buffy Sainte-Marie makes us feel stronger and more capable of seeing the world around us clearly. Part rhythmic healing, part trumpeting wakeup call, Medicine Songs is the soundtrack for the resistance.

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Global comedy superstar Russell Peters is thrilled to announce he will adding new Canadian dates in his return to his home and native land as part of his brand new

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Global comedy superstar Russell Peters is thrilled to announce he will adding new Canadian dates in his return to his home and native land as part of his brand new Deported World Tour this fall. He will be making a tour stop at The Aud on Monday, November 19, 2018.

The Emmy®, Gemini® and Peabody® award winning comic will perform a limited fifteen market arena tour bringing his unique and sometimes controversial brand of humor home once again. Peters’ new show features all new material including plenty of Russell’s signature audience interactions.

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Ticket prices range from $55 – $105

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Check out the rest of Russell Peters’ tour: www.russellpeters.com

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View all events that are coming up in Kitchener: www.facebook.com/cityofkitchener/events

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(Monday) 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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The Aud

400 East Avenue

A Tribe Called Red - KitchenerCentre In The Square101 Queen Street North

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Producing an unbelievably unique sound, A Tribe Called Red, Group of the Year at the 2018 JUNO Awards, mixes traditional pow wow vocals and drumming with cutting-edge electronic music to

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Producing an unbelievably unique sound, A Tribe Called Red, Group of the Year at the 2018 JUNO Awards, mixes traditional pow wow vocals and drumming with cutting-edge electronic music to celebrate their Aboriginal culture in an open, wild party OnStage.

Bursting forth from Canada’s capital, native Producer and DJ crew A Tribe Called Red is making an impact on the global electronic scene with a truly unique sound.

The crew has performed high profile festival dates at Coachella, Bonnaroo, AfroPunk, Osheaga, and New Orleans Jazz Fest to list a few. In 2014, they garnered mainstream recognition when the band became the first Indigenous group to win the Breakthrough Group of the Year award at the Juno Awards (Canada’s Grammys). ATCR was also long-listed for Canada’s prestigious Polaris Music Prize in 2012 and 2013 and its debut album was included in the Washington Post’s top 10 albums of that same year.

A Tribe Called Red promotes inclusivity, empathy and acceptance amongst all races and genders in the name of social justice. They believe that indigenous people need to define their identity on their own terms. If you share this vision, then you are already part of the Halluci Nation.

$1 from each ticket will be donated to the Gord Downie & Charlie Wenjack Fund. The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) is part of Gord Downie’s legacy and embodies his commitment, and that of both the Downie and Wenjack families, to call Canadians to learning and action in solidarity with Indigenous peoples of this land. The goal of the fund is to continue the conversation that began with Chanie Wenjack’s residential school story, and to support the reconciliation process through awareness, education, and action.